Panasonic SC-PT850 User Manual

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VIERA Link “HDAVI Control” is a convenient function that offers 
linked operations of this unit, and a Panasonic television (VIERA) 
under “HDAVI Control”. You can use this function by connecting 
the equipment with the HDMI cable. See the operating 
instructions for connected equipment for operational details.
VIERA Link “HDAVI Control”, based on the control functions 
provided by HDMI which is an industry standard known as 
HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control), is a unique 
function that we have developed and added. As such, its 
operation with other manufacturers’ equipment that supports 
HDMI CEC cannot be guaranteed.
This unit supports “HDAVI Control 2” function.
The TV with “HDAVI Control 2” function enables the following 
operation:
VIERA Link Control only with TV’s remote control (for “HDAVI 
Control 2”) (

\ see right)

“HDAVI Control 2” is the newest standard (current as of February, 
2007) for Panasonic’s HDAVI Control compatible equipment.
This standard is compatible with Panasonic’s conventional 
HDAVI equipment.
Preparation
• Confi rm that the HDMI connection (

\ page 13) has been made.

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Confi rm that the scart cable is not connected.

•  Set “VIERA Link” to “On” (

\ page 28, “HDMI” tab).

•  To complete and activate the connection correctly, turn on all 

VIERA Link “HDAVI Control” compatible equipment and set 
the television to the corresponding HDMI input mode for the 
home theater system.

•  Whenever the connection or settings are changed, reconfi rm 

the points above.

You can turn on the home theater system and television, and start 
playing the disc in the play position with a single press of a button.

Theater speakers will be automatically activated (

\ see below).

•  This function also works if you press [

3, PLAY] on the home 

theater remote control during home theater standby mode.

•  Playback may not be immediately displayed on the television. If 

you miss the beginning portion of playback, press [

 ] or [

1]  

to go back to where playback started.

•  When you switch the television input to:

–  TV tuner mode, the home theater system will automatically 

switch to “AUX ”

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 or “D-IN”

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.

–  HDMI input mode for the home theater system, the home 

theater system will automatically switch to “DVD/CD” if it is 
in “AUX” 

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 or “D-IN”

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 mode.

•  When you start disc play, the television will automatically switch 

to the HDMI input mode for the home theater system.

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To toggle the mode that this function works with, press 
[–SETUP] while the main unit is in “AUX ” or “D-IN” mode.

  –  The default setting is “AUX ”.

You can select whether audio is output from the home theater 
system or the television speakers by using the television menu 
settings. For details, refer to the operating instructions of your 
television.

Home Cinema
Theater speakers are active.
•  When the home theater system is in standby mode, 

changing the television speakers to theater speakers in the 
television menu will automatically turn the home theater 
system on and select “AUX ”

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 or “D-IN”

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 as the source.

•  The television speakers are automatically muted.

•  You can control the volume setting using the volume or 

mute button on the TV’s remote control. (The volume level is 
displayed on the main unit’s FL display.)

•  To cancel muting, you can also use the home theater remote

 

control (

\ page 17).

•  If you turn off the home theater system, television speakers

 

will be automatically activated.

TV
Television speakers are active.
•  The volume of the home theater system is set to “0”.

–  This function works only when “DVD/CD”, “USB”, “AUX ”

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 or 

“D-IN” 

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 is selected as the source on the home theater system.

•  Audio output is 2-channel audio.

•  When switching between the theater and television speakers, 

the TV screen may be blank for several seconds.

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To toggle which input source the main unit will automatically 
switch to, press [–SETUP] while the main unit is in “AUX ” or 
“D-IN” mode.

  –  The default setting is “AUX”.

When the television is turned off, the home theater system 
goes into standby mode automatically.

•  This function works only when “DVD/CD”, “USB”, “AUX ”

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or “D-IN”

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 is selected as the source on the home theater 

system.

•  When the television is turned on, the home theater system 

does not turn on automatically. (Power on link is not 
available.)

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For “AUX” or “D-IN” mode, power off link can be set to work 
with one or the other. To toggle the mode that this function 
works with, press [−SETUP] while the main unit is in “AUX” 
or “D-IN” mode.

  –  The default setting is “AUX”.

Only the home theater system turns off when you press [

y] for 

shutting it down. Other connected equipment compatible with 
VIERA Link “HDAVI Control” stay on. 

You can control the disc menus of the home theater system 
with the TV’s remote control when using the “DVD/CD” or 
“USB” source. When operating the TV’s remote control, refer to 
the below illustration for operation buttons.

1. Select the theater operation menu by using 

the television menu settings.

  (For details, refer to the operating 

instructions of your television.)

  •  The home theater system will  

 

  automatically switch to “DVD/CD” if it   
  is in “AUX” 

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 or “D-IN”

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mode.

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To toggle the mode that this function works with, press 
[–SETUP] while the main unit is in “AUX” or “D-IN” mode.

  – The default setting is “AUX”.

2. Select the desired item.

 • 

“TOP MENU” 

:  Shows a disc 

top menu 
(

\ page 19, 21) 

or program list 
(

\ page 22).

 • 

“MENU” 

:  Shows a disc menu 

(

\ page 19, 22) or 

play list (

\ page 22).

 • 

“Control Panel”  :  The basic operations 

for discs are 
available.

•  Depending on the menu, some button operations cannot be 

performed from the TV’s remote control.

•  “Control Panel” can be selected directly by using a button on the 

TV’s remote control (e.g. [OPTION]).

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